New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-05
JOHN MOST AGAIN RAMPANT
HowLs AND sHR1EKs IN COOPER UNION.


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before audience that packed crammed and Literal
y permeated every part of the big hall of the Cooper
Institute True to their nature Most and the 5000 or
80 Anarchists present played havoc with the most
harmless thing present and frightened ever, honest
breath OF air out of the place. 1t will take the anitor
at least a week to purify the place.
As early as 7:3O o'clock swarms of people, men,
women and children, began to pour into the hall and
| by o'clock 1t was fairly inundated IL was d
polygot representation in one sense. bur so 1ar rs
clean water and unsued linen were concerned u vas
the great UNIV ashed present that constituted IN Mosts
| words the Supreme Court of the People. larger
| part of the Court" however. were men without
collars as we'll as men without q country. They wore
hats just il they were wigs, and were adorned win
robes of dirt. Cigars pipesand cigarettes made the
atmosphere almost strong enough to strangle Mosts
patented phrases had he begun before the smoking
was stopped. few men passed around the hail
selling copies of Moss paper, frciheit,' and for the
the paper had rather brisk SALE On the plat
form sat some forty or fifty Anarchists among them
being perhaps twenty women Stationed behind them
was Anarchstic band that played chaos with every
| thing that II undertook.
About 3 o'clock there was ripple of excitement
that 1oored to the band The band promptly captured
| by force the Marseaise " and with trihing EFFORT
started il in one key. winding up. in another. But
that de difference tor the uproar that followed
fortunately killed of the band and the entire audience
rose to its multitudous feet and yelled franticay at
the sight OF John Most he appeared on the platform
He gave good imitation OF man who was surprised
at the unexpected honor stuck his lett hand on his
right side thinking that his heart was there. and
bowed his thanks until the noise ceased. Then he
sat back in his chair and without effort engulied the
entire crowd with one of his comprehensive smiles
Nature nc yer intended that John Most should be
| beauty and mule emphasized that fact by kick on
| the right side of the Anarchists jaw.
A man of the name OF ROdenstein called the meeting
to order and of course gave the regulation imitation
OF English she is spoke" He man without
| "A
tain his grammar He tried to tell that the meet
ing called to order to discuss the rights OF tree
| speech and the penitentary. lie pronounced the
latter word with ease but chOked on the Constitution
| of the United States Then wild-haired Austrian,
Wilka Gname. who wanted to hang reporters a while
ago. to the rescue the first vice-presdent and
sputered himself into rage at nothing-a constitu-
| tiona habit. That accomplishment is CHEAP among
Anarchists the crowd yelled for John lie
stepped before the crowd and posed while the mob
and the band again massacred the poor old Marseil-
| laise" Then hats oft and cheers rang in the
Iaers Three cheers tor Most"a three cheers for the
revolution" and three more for Anarchy, were some
| of the cheers called tor When the demonstration
subsidized Most showed one good result OF his Black
wells Island experience he has learned 10 speak
English aud speaks it well. He looks about the same
as usual except that he rs somewhat thinner. HIS
whskers are pretty welgrown though his hair is not
as long usual. But there is tue same odious eer
that pulled up right cheek OF his that earned him
the OF Blond Quilp' and the familiar contor-
| tons of face and body that make him interesting
a spectacle for nothing more. His method OF speak
ing is however, little changed for the remembrance
IA
Island is strongly fastened In his mind that when
he speaks be keeps his arms IA ping and his legs
bending working the Old bellows ID grind ont
Ar arolist ideas lie spoke first IN Engnsh. lie
started by informing his audience that the demonstra
ton ringing protest against Recorder Sn!th tor
having imposed a ten months sentence on him This
was good starter and the crowe h0wlcd rs aP
plause. Then MosI explained that the meeting was
protest against the class jury system which enabled
pack the jury-box with twelve arrogant so-caIled
business men and gentlemen, who, o! coarse, p,,o-
nounced him ghilty. He then put loot on The
stand his right hand in his bosom and shouted
Well will teach them tins evening that the people
sitting in judgement and the verdict that eni me 70 The pcn
passed right be natural and SET evident than
tf rE BE- And tbs fact ao cords s
reason 70 believe se any a,p IN tD pe =" Ssnseg
befell comrades Rraunschweis and schenk well as
be bring all worSingmen in line OF battle on the highways
during our the past tweVcmon,h since the blue coat
% sy mat & navy nxs os sG S hat
TeTy sics When the Doodle Alderman ceSry was called 10
the bar should witty honest woTkiogmen II no had but
OF his stamp deserving the gaows for high Treason OF
fence Of ehatie slavery is unit for public viii
6cy sy Rev., 40 want To- en-
phasze that such wretch must hereafter well beware he
who look back lie enriched by sacrifices to
Lei bin and his lk take fair warning they again nnga
rr o tree ss spse h s @ my
sole offence expressed then and ny
should not ta@ely submit to being treated
dannabie rahans. calmei then repet II Eyery
hUn os ss s is. s r. ar he S right
All this time Most in reciting his got angler than
ever and began to dance around the platform like
bowling dervishs When he got TO Recorder smyth no
shouted out the following:
p 5af the s 81 ne @
II as only the first onslaught OF The capli: class against
outraged other prosecutions would follow You
weeks later.
This excited the crowd and they shouted "pents en-.
prison experience he followed his red nery nose around
the stage II lie were under the impression that he was
running TO fire. He got this of about the penentary:
to stamp out every spark Of sers.pect They put me
hs s G for very @ S
S5 and rse . s9G wd on on s
which saicoth was spread two blankets and '1aS
smpy into the Hsr morning. sSsr
VISITORS could receive once month. aad
sc sn Also ws oe " h %
sw in Kind WHERE is91s s 900 4orI
tsIes sitting on % bsncnes rs .oS pgehcs
wash 1sae @ SSos
education and manner Of cowboys
Precipitation giving Most the experience ola
bath He went on with his prison experience declaring
the striped suit made him think OF the Stars and
Stripes He aroused his audience to terrific demonstra-
ens :" & @ ana
worst OF all But" said he. will battle FOR the
or all humanity long III my Veins
ready. If it must be. to die for it. remain.
before, Socialist, Communist Atheist and Anarchist
and will again dcfantly unfold the banner OF social
luton" Perhaps the aud ence did not all understand
this at all events when Mosrepeated his speech in Ger
and announced that Anarchists wanted no police,
the cheering was more vociferops than ever
The meeting at ii o'clock.
TIE VIRGINIA TATE DEBT
RICHMOND, Va, April 4.Governor Lee today received
the following cable dispatch from the chairman OF the
Council of Foreign Bondhoders In London:
In afiOn and will
dovs an fnrfh yisa xh.ure adV